IPOH: The state government hopes that FireFly's proposal to fly direct from Ipoh to Kota Baru and Phuket will be approved soon to further help Perak's development. State executive councillor Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon said if the proposal received the green light, flights to the new destinations could start by this year.
“I was told that FireFly is still having discussions with the Transport Ministry on the proposal. “The routes have yet to be finalised - whether the flights would be from Ipoh to Kota Baru, then to Phuket, or otherwise. “The full details will be announced later,” he said after launching the Perak Property, Industrial and Furniture Expo 2011 at Stadium Indera Mulia here yesterday.
The four-day event is organised by Perak Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association of Malaysia in conjunction with Ipoh City Day. On the progress of the runway extension project at the Sultan Azlan Shah Airport, Dr Mah said construction work was on schedule. On the development of Perak, Dr Mah said it was rapid compared to two years ago with several new projects in the pipeline.
The number of tourists arrivals to the state was also increasing, he added. “Daily direct flights to Singapore have also helped to increase the number of visitors,” he said, adding that Perak was also fast becoming an education hub with an increasing number of learning institutions.
-thestar online.
photo: Pelancongan Kini.
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